Uyghurs
Chinese authorities appear to ease up on Islamic worship in Xinjiang in wake of international criticism
Asia
November 24, 2022
Chinese authorities appear to ease up on Islamic worship in Xinjiang in wake of international criticism
Most Uyghurs in Xinjiang have not returned to mosques that Chinese authorities have reopened for limited religious services in response…
China imposing forced inter-ethnic marriages on Uyghur women
Asia
November 18, 2022
China imposing forced inter-ethnic marriages on Uyghur women
The Chinese government incentivized and forced inter-ethnic marriages that have been occurring in the Uyghur region since 2014, according to…
Several Taiwanese NGOs extend support to Uyghurs and demand their independence
Asia
November 17, 2022
Several Taiwanese NGOs extend support to Uyghurs and demand their independence
Several Taiwanese NGOs recently extended support to Uyghurs’ struggle to build a sovereign nation and called others to take a…
Protests erupt in Bangladesh over plight of Uyghur Muslims in China
Asia
November 14, 2022
Protests erupt in Bangladesh over plight of Uyghur Muslims in China
On East Turkestan Independence Day, protests erupted in different parts of Bangladesh on Sunday against the Chinese oppression of Uyghur…
Human Rights Watch calls on Biden to address Uyghurs issue in his meeting with Jinping
America
November 13, 2022
Human Rights Watch calls on Biden to address Uyghurs issue in his meeting with Jinping
Human rights activists called on US President Joe Biden to address the persecution of the Muslim Uyghur minority in northwest…
Uyghur Canadian leaders urge Trudeau to acknowledge ‘genocide’ in Xinjiang
Canada
November 10, 2022
Uyghur Canadian leaders urge Trudeau to acknowledge ‘genocide’ in Xinjiang
Uyghur community leaders in Canada asked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau why his administration has not followed Canada’s parliament in recognizing…
Canada’s ambassador to the UN: China’s humanitarian crimes against Muslim Uyghurs are condemned, and we will act to punish it
Canada
November 6, 2022
Canada’s ambassador to the UN: China’s humanitarian crimes against Muslim Uyghurs are condemned, and we will act to punish it
Fifty countries condemned, in a text read out by Canada during a session of the Third Committee of the General…
Dozens of Uyghurs in Thai prisons fear being returned to China
Asia
October 30, 2022
Dozens of Uyghurs in Thai prisons fear being returned to China
Nearly a decade after fleeing China, more than 50 Uyghurs remain in Thai detention facilities, living in constant fear of…
British court considers demands of Muslim minority to ban Xinjiang cotton
United Kingdom
October 27, 2022
British court considers demands of Muslim minority to ban Xinjiang cotton
A Uyghur organization and human rights group are suing the UK government to challenge Britain’s failure to prevent the import…
74% of Bangladeshis think that Chinese government is repressive towards Uyghurs: survey
Asia
October 24, 2022
74% of Bangladeshis think that Chinese government is repressive towards Uyghurs: survey
As many as 74 percent of Bangladeshi citizens think that the Chinese government is repressive towards Uyghur Muslims while 24…